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Legacy of the Darksword (Hardcover)

by Margaret Weis (Author), Tracy Hickman (Author) "Saryon, now somewhere in his sixties or seventies, as reckoned by Earth time, lived very quietly in a small flat in Oxford, England ..." (more)

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Hardcover: 336 pages
Publisher: Spectra (Jun 2 1997)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0553099655
ISBN-13: 978-0553099652
Product Dimensions: 21.1 x 14.2 x 2.5 cm
Shipping Weight: 454 g

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Weis and Hickman return to the world of the "Darksword" trilogy in this heroic fantasy, which measures up to its predecessors. After the fall of Thimhallan, its people migrated to Earth. Bereft of magic, the evil Technomancers on Earth wanted and feared the new darksword. Believing that it could help defeat the alien invading Hch'nyv, King Garald and General Boris try to convince Saryon to go back to Thimhallan to retrieve the sword. Recommended for fantasy collections where the "Darksword series" is popular.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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At the conclusion of the original Darksword trilogy, magic had virtually disappeared. At this tale's opening, it exists, if at all, merged with science as technomancy--a concept Weis and Hickman handle well, even if it may make both sf and fantasy purists scream. Shortly, however, aliens from space who can be dealt with only by magic appear on the scene, and it turns out the menace they pose can really be addressed only by means of a rediscovered or re-created Darksword. And so readers wind up with a time-traveling, technologically informed, admirably fast-paced quest for a magical talisman. Weis and Hickman forge their classic fantasy plot into one of their most original books and one of the least prolix recent high fantasy novels, to boot. What's more, it allows for a sequel without so absolutely requiring one that it betrays yet another saga aborning. How admirable! Roland Green

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2.0 out of 5 stars UNexcellent!, Mar 28 2004

By	"aarif1" (Michigan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Legacy of the Darksword (Mass Market Paperback)

How disappointing! The oringal trilogy is ruined by this after though of a book.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Legacy of the Darksword, Feb 18 2004

By	Isaiah Pan (Taiwan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Legacy of the Darksword (Mass Market Paperback)

Authors: Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman

The barrier preventing magic from escaping Thimhallan has been shattered; magic has been spread back to the people of earth. At the end of the Darksword trilogy, Earth and Thimhallan were on the verge of war, only to be pulled back from it by Joram, who broke the barrier holding the magic in Thimhallan, using the darksword, the null-magic sword. In doing this, the darksword was destroyed. The barrier being broken caused great storms to break out. The people of Thimhallan were immediately shipped out to earth, only Joram and his wife with the unborn baby stayed.
Now, twenty years later, a mysterious alien race is threatening earth and its people, they are called the Hch'nyv, they accept no treaty, nor do they want peace, they only want to destroy. The only way to stop this alien race is to use the darksword which has been said to have been forged anew by Joram. Saryon, Joram's best friend has been convinced to bring Joram and his family to earth, away from the threatening Hch'nyv. Joram does not want to go. He is convinced that Saryon wants the sword. Joram's daughter Eliza decides that if she brings the darksword to the military base on Thimhallan, they will leave her family alone. In the dead of night she leaves, followed by Reuven, Saryon's personal secretary. In a stroke of luck, the Darksword was not obtained by the Technomancers, dark mages that use magic only to further their own selves. Now, Eliza, Reuven, Scylla and Mosiah (Scylla is a secret agent of the king of the Thimhallen people, and perhaps an agent of god? Mosiah is an Enforcer, one of a certain group of people that is able to use magic), must join together to try to save Joram and maybe even mankind with the newly forged darksword.

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2.0 out of 5 stars No Legacy here., May 19 2003

By	Ree "mwarmin1" (St. Croix Falls, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Legacy of the Darksword (Mass Market Paperback)

Legacy of the Darksword blends together fantasy and science-fiction in a disharmonic confusing whirlwind. We are taken twenty years after the original trilogy ends. Saryon and his mute companion Reuven live in Oxford, England. Prince Garald is now King, of what, we do not know. Mosiah has unexpectedly joined the ranks of the Duuk-tsarith. Humankind is being hunted and destroyed by the Hch'nyv, an alien race seeking to eliminate everyone but themselves. Rumours stir that in Thimhallan Joram has created another Darksword, and that it is this that will stop the alien race from attacking. Saryon, Reuven, and Mosiah return to Thimhallan to attempt to persuade Joram to give them the sword so they can save humankind. Hot on their tail, however, is a group of people known as Technomancers who want the sword for their own reasons. Thrown into the mix is Eliza, Joram's daughter, and Scylla, an agent of a secret government department. Simpkin returns from the dead ...

...and it is only he who gave me any pleasure in this new tale. And even that was a dry emotion. The characters lack depth and the plotline is weak. Joram is a minor character, who has seemingly reverted to the angry and melancholy blackness of his youth. Time hop-scotching is introduced, whipping the story through three different alternate times.

While this is okay if you're looking for a "light read," this book holds nothing of what the original Darksword Trilogy has. Although it appears the same size as the first three books, the font is much larger to make up for it. The entire story was unnecessary, as the trilogy ended in a befitting manner, closing the Prophecy nicely. I'm not going to say "Don't read this," but please be prepared as you go into it that it's NOTHING like the original Darksword Trilogy. Don't expect much from it.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A great start to a great trillogy
I thought this book was great. As good as the Dragonlance books (although i see some of you don't agree ;) ) I thought it was good, i would recomend it to any fantasy fan.

Published on Jul 26 2002 by Sarah

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4.0 out of 5 stars The Darksword Trilogy
I thought this trilogy was awsome. Can't really say anything else about it. It starts off kinda slow but its nessisary for the back story. Read more

Published on Oct 31 2001 by Maverick

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